Two, the main nutrition
1, pumpkin in high calcium, high potassium, low sodium, especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly and hypertensive patients, is conducive to the prevention of osteoporosis and hypertension. In addition, it also contains phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper, manganese, chromium, boron and other elements.
2, pumpkin contains a variety of amino acids needed by the human body, including lysine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, threonine and other high content. In addition, the genotype of ascorbic acid oxidase in pumpkin is the same as that of tobacco, but its activity is significantly higher than that of tobacco, indicating that the content of immunoreactive protein in pumpkin is higher.
3, lipids in pumpkin seeds have good therapeutic and preventive effects on urinary system diseases and prostate hyperplasia.
4, pumpkin polysaccharide is a non-specific immune enhancer, can improve the body's immune function, promote the generation of cytokines, through the activation of complement and other pathways on the immune system to play a multi-faceted regulatory functions.
5, pumpkin in the rich carotenoids in the body can be converted into an important physiological function of vitamin A, so that the growth of epithelial tissue differentiation, to maintain normal vision, and promote the development of bone has an important physiological function.
Three, the main effect
1. beauty and anti-aging
Chestnut pumpkin contains a variety of amino acids, vitamins and minerals. There is to prevent skin roughness, delay skin aging, accelerate skin cell repair, enhance the role of skin elasticity. Can be used as women's beauty and skin care long eat food.
2. Cancer prevention
Chestnut pumpkin contains carotene, lycopene (carotene and lycopene are super antioxidant substances), these two substances for the prevention of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and male prostate cancer has a certain effect. In addition, pumpkin is rich in zinc, but also can eliminate the mutation of ammonium nitrite, inhibit the occurrence of cellular cancer
3. Prevention and treatment of diabetes
Chestnut pumpkin taste sweet, sugar content in the 3% -15% (sugar content and the maturity of the pumpkin is related to the ripeness of the pumpkin, pumpkin the more ripe the higher the sugar content), diabetic patients should not eat sweets, and eat pumpkin in moderation, but on the diabetic people are very beneficial. It turns out that pumpkin polysaccharide is a hypoglycemic active ingredient, has the effect of lowering blood sugar value.
4. Prevention and treatment of hypertension
Chestnut pumpkin raw or steamed to half-cooked food, for ordinary hypertensive patients or pregnant women with high blood pressure complication during pregnancy more benefits. Medical research in recent years has shown that pumpkin can significantly reduce serum cholesterol and triglycerides, the formation of blood clots and the body's oxidation has a preventive effect.
Four, edible methods
1, chestnut pumpkin pancake production method
(1) chestnut pumpkin peeling, pulling out the flesh, rubbing the silk, this preparation, you can be done in advance on the first night, the pumpkin silk preserved in a plastic box, placed in the refrigerator freezer standby. A finer shredded pumpkin will make the ripening time shorter.
(2) Add flour, eggs, scallions, five-spice powder, a moderate amount of salt, a little cold water, stir into a thin paste that can slip smoothly from the chopsticks, and you can go to make pancakes.
(3) Gently pour the batter into the pan, spread evenly, and sprinkle with an appropriate amount of black or white sesame seeds. Use the electric cake pan "cooking" gear, one side of the cooking for 2 minutes, **** 4 minutes, a chestnut pumpkin pancakes out of the pot.
No electric pancake pan, with a skillet is also possible, choose a light or low heat can be. Combined with soybean milk, a breakfast full of happiness is complete.
2, steamed chestnut pumpkin
Needed materials: chestnut pumpkin
Method of production
(1) chestnut pumpkin washed, remove the roots and dig out the pumpkin pith cut into small pieces.
(2)Take a steamer pot and put the right amount of water in the pot.
(3) Put the pumpkin pieces into the steamer to steam.